Re: [h-cost] Machine embroidery

2012-10-23 Thread Debbie Hoover
http://www.designersgallerysoftware.com/ They at least have free trails so you can try it before you buy it. Astrid - Original Message - From: "Lavolta Press" To: "Historical Costume" Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2012 8:47:14 PM Subject: [h-cost] Machine embroidery Although it wou

Re: [h-cost] Machine embroidery

2012-10-23 Thread Sharon Collier
A friend of mine recently made an embroidered ruff (1575-ish) using the simple stitches on her regular machine. And she says, when you look at the portrait she was copying (Lady Lincoln), it looks almost exactly like the hand embroidery--same design. Sharon C. -Original Message- From: h-c

[h-cost] Machine embroidery

2012-10-23 Thread Lavolta Press
Although it would be nice to do hand embroidery, realistically I have too many other things on my schedule. For a while I toyed with the idea of getting a high-end sewing/embroidery machine, but I already have two perfectly good sewing machines and a huge price tag is a bit intimidating. I a